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Zack Snyder teases fans with glimpse of new Batmobile

Zack Snyder

Director Zack Snyder today tweeted a photo of the new Batmobile. Batman's signature ride is mostly covered by a black tarp in the photo and will be seen in the upcoming "Man of Steel' sequel.
(AP Photo)

The car's rear wheels resemble the brutish militaristic look of The Tumbler seen in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. The car's longer, sleeker shape is reminiscent of the Batmobile the Caped Crusader took to the streets of Gotham in Tim Burton's "Batman." It appears the new Batmobile will be a combination of both designs.

This is the first "official" set photo that has surfaced since the sequel was announced. Snyder's photo doesn't offer much, except hope that Superman's first on-screen team-up with Batman -- not counting "The Lego Movie" -- is slowly becoming a reality.

Ben Affleck and Gail Gadot last year lit up message boards with their respective casting as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Wonder Woman. However, the studio has not released any sort of official photo of the actors in costume. Various celebrities -- Affleck's wife, actress Jennifer Garner, and his Hollywood pals Kevin Smith and Matt Damon and even Snyder -- have separately said in different interviews how great the costumes look. Yet fans are still in the dark.

If a major Hollywood studio wants fans to show up at the box office, give them an idea of what to expect. I am not saying give everything away because there should be some surprises left on the screen. Telling the Internet how cool something looks without backing it up is just Hollywood gum-flapping. The proof is in the picture(s).

If Warner Bros. -- which owns publisher DC Comics -- wants to compete with rival Marvel Studios (which is owned by Disney), the studio is going to have to step up its publicity game. Letting Snyder tease fans with a sort-of peek of the new Batmobile is a step in the right direction. But they need to do more.